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Guide to Slovakia

Welcome to Slovakia

Welcome to the website introducing Slovakia, country small in its surface area, but great with its attractions! Come and learn about this lovely country in the heart of Europe. Your age or length of stay does not matter – it is always worth coming to Slovak Republic.

Come and see the greatest treasures of our cultural and natural heritage filed with the UNESCO list. Discover the tops of High Tatras, the unique beauty of underground caverns, diverse nature overflowing with colours in each of the four seasons. Examine the healing powers of thermal springs in Slovak spas, wellness facilities and entertaining water parks.

General Information

Slovak Republic is the official name, but the geographical centre of Europe is mostly known just as Slovakia (or Slovensko in Slovak language). The republic was established on 1st of January 1993 after Czechoslovakia split into two countries – Czech Republic and Slovakia. Since then, the political system in both countries is parliamentary democracy and the first day of the year became a national holiday. Slovak Republic as the smaller country from the two was the one which had to adopt new state symbols.

Economy

The former communist country went through deep social changes and huge economic reforms when it had to transform the centrally planned economy to a market-driven economy. The Slovak economic transition is usually said as very successful (sometimes as the most successful of all post-communist countries), eventhough especially in the 90’s it was a very hard process.

Slovak Republic has a high average GDP growth, that is why it is called the Central European Tiger or the Tatra Tiger. The cheaper, well-educated labour force, low tax rates (20% flat rate tax) and stable economy with Euro as its official currency, attracts a lot of foreign investments.

Geography

Slovakia is a landlocked country and fully enclosed by 5 neighbours: on the west by the Czech Republic (Prague) and Austria (Vienna), on the north by Poland (Warsaw), on the east by Ukraine (Kiev) and by Hungary (Budapest) on the south.

The territory of 49,035 square kilometres is divided into 8 large regions and 79 smaller districts/counties. Each of the 8 so-called Higher-Tier or Upper-Tier Territorial Units (VÚC – Vyššie Územné Celky) are named after the largest city in that region: Bratislava (no. 1 on the map below), Košice (8), Banská Bystrica (6), Žilina (5), Trenčín (3), Trnava (2), Nitra (4), Prešov (7).

Some of Slovakia’s enjoyable towns are small villages that are worth visiting for a day or part of a day, because of one or two outstanding attractions or because of a charming combination of a church, castle and a well-preserved central square. Others are great urban centers, places to stay for several days to savor a wide range of historic and contemporary cultural treats, and to use as a base for exploring nearby villages, spas, caves and national parks.

Demographics

Slovakia has a population of 5.4 million. Bratislava with 430,000 inhabitants is the largest city and the capital at the same time.

Ethnicity is mainly Slovak (86%). There is a large Hungarian minority (10%) in the South of Slovakia, the second largest ethnic group is Romany (2%, the exact percentage can differ a lot between sources depending on the measurements, because many Romas subscribe themselves to other minorities, mostly Hungarian) and the third group are Czechs (1%). Rusyn, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish and others have less than 2% alltogether.

87% of the population are believers and most of them (69% of the population) belong to Roman Catholic church. Other religions have only small shares – Lutherans (6.9%), Greek Catholics (4.1%), Protestant Reformers (2.0%) and Orthodox Church (0.9%).

Despite the modern European economy and society, Slovakia has a significant rural element. About 45% of Slovaks live in villages with fewer than 5000 inhabitants, and 14% in villages with fewer than 1000.

please do you know of a town or village called Radannie,Czech.
now .
It is on my g-grand parents papers,saying that is where they are from.
In 1905 they came to America, thru new york from Austria.i have tried looking and appearently i must be in the wrong place.
but when they were alive they would tell us that they are from Slovakia.now all i have to go by is this paper.of their becoming American citizens
Thanks
Joy Uhrin

i have applied a student visa on 13 Oct 2009 to slovakia i want to get the status of my case i don,t have any respons till now .can i check the status of my case online i am from pakistan please tell me

We are two friends named Zafar Iqbal & Faheem Akram from Pakistan. We had admitted as students of Mechanical Engineering bachelor three year in Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava for September session 2009.

We had submitted our documents for temporary residence permit for students in your Embassy in Tehran on 14-09-2009.The Embassy had given us time of three month for final decision .When we call to Embassy they said that mostly words in translation of your police character certificates in Slovak Language was not correct.

But we sent your documents to the police department in Slovakia. Police that is only authority to decide .The police has 90 days to decide.

Sir,

When we had submitted our documents in Embassy the counselor had checked our documents one by one .Our documents was completed, translated in Slovak Language, and attested from ministry of foreign affair.

Sir,

We don’t know Slovak Language, our course is also in English Language, and we had translated our documents in Slovak Language from a translator.

Respected Sir,

We did much struggle and after a long hard work we had got admission in Slovak Technology University, after this we have also sent 500 EUR fee each to confirm our accommodation in university.

Please Sir, for God’s sake help us. It is the question of our future and career .We has much worried about our study and future.

Sir,

We are student and just like your sons, CONSIDER

If your real son faces this problem what will you do??

Please use your personal power and AUTHORITY for this purpose as we are your sons. If you want it can be possible in no time. We shall never forget your this deed of great kindness through whole of our life.

It’s a kind and humble requests you that you call to Mr.Krizan in Tehran and police department in Slovakia for this because time is very short and we are losing our study. Our classes has started from 21-09-2009.we are too late to reach the university .It is the great loss of our study.

Zafar Iqbal, I don’t think the Minister of Interior will read this and help you. You should communicate with the embassy… Also, I’ve got to say that using a translator for such documents wasn’t a smart idea. I don’t think any country would accept such a nonsense.

Lenka, if a Slovak citizen asks for another citizenship, he/she automatically has to resign on his Slovak citizenship, otherwise you can be charged more than 3000 euros. But if you are a foreigner, you can ask for Slovak citizenship and still keep the citizenship you have. The new government is going to change this law, but we don’t know when and how.

I just wanted to let you know that you have a great website that is very informative.

I am an American, currently engaged to an amazing Slovak woman (don’t worry, you won’t get any questions from me concerning the procedures, as I already know them :-) Additionally, I am in the process of learning the Slovak language (ucim sa hovorit po Slovensky kazdy den!)(sorry, my keyboard is American, so I cannot write the letters correctly in Slovak) which I must say is quite difficult for a native English speaker. I always get confused due to many endings and the differences in numbered nouns. For example, 1 of something, 2/3/4 of something, and then 5 or more of something!! :-)

Anyway, I just thought that I would add, for your readers, that I have been to Slovakia many times and will call it my home in a few years. It is a beautiful country with friendly people, breathtaking landscapes, mouthwatering food (and slivovica!!), and wonderful cultural traditions. It is a must-visit for anyone wanting a fantastic travel experience.

what is civil aviation setup in slovakia, pl provide complete details about bratislava Airport, how many airlines operate there, is there any airline of slovakia,bratislava is air connected by how many airports, etc ,are there any job opportunities there.

I need a multiple visit VISA for 5/10 years.
I am from Pakistan and a senior citizen. I have a valid 5-years B1/B2 USA visa and a valid 10 years Visa of Mexico. Pls inform about the documents, which I will need to present.

My maternal grandparents came to Binghamton New York about 1900 from Gebly ( grandfather Matthew Michalek) and Holic (grandmother Maria Vrablic) I would like to know about these villages
How large each is …….are they farming areas ……..

Sorry, this is not a comment but a question. I have called the numbers of the embassy of Slovakia in Nigeria but I was told that the numbers are not in use. Could you please help me with the numbers for I wish to get more information regarding the requirements for a student visa to Slovakia.

Hi, I just found through net search that if i start a new business in Slovakia I can get permanent resident there. I want to start a business with my partner in the field of IT or Garments… Can you help me with that as I dont have any knowledge where to start and how much investment we have to show, also how long this process will take time. Kindly reply me with use full links and detailed information so i can start this asap.

DEAR SIR / MAMA,
WE WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND ME INFORMATION WE NEED TO GET VISA SUPPORT FROM YOU FOR OUR CLIENTS, THEY ARE NIGERIA LEAVE AS PERMANENT RESIDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA, THEY WANT TO TRAVEL TO , SLOVAKI,BELARUS AND UKRAINE AS A TOURIST, THEY NEED VISA SUPPORT AND TAINE TICKET AND YOU WILL POST ORIGINER BY CURRIER POST,HOW MANEY DAYS IT WILL TAKE TO ISSUE ALL THIS LETTER SUOPPORT VISA?,

My name is Mr. Nosakre Collins a nigeria,i will be coming to czech republic by december for a meeting,i will like to come to slovakia also is it possible for me to enter slovakia with my visa during my stay in czech republic. please let me know how to go about it. either by trrain or by car.

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